I want to leave it in my car. Does it need to be manually powered on after it receives power or does it start working without being touched?
21653
The unit has a manual power switch. I have not allowed it to remain powered on to see if the unit powers down on its own, but I'm going to say it does not given the seemingly hard-wired manual switch.- Stephen
21654
I leave mine in my car but always turn it off. I have noticed that when left on and my radio off, it does not play automatically. I still have to switch off and back on in order to play. It may just be a compatibility issue with my radio.
21655
If you leave it on and plugged in you will be fine. The on/off switch is a toggle switch.
21656
It has a manuel on/off switch so unless you leave it powered on all the time you would
468139
I do not unplug mine whether in use or not. However my power is only on when the car is on.
1570668
It doesn't have an automatic power on/off for sure. The normal power switch that's in that back doesn't really need to be switched off when not in use, no but if you do turn it off it won't be a problem.
128249
Starts as soon as power supplied. You have to be careful not to leave it plugged in all the time or it could drain your battery. I leave mine plugged in every where I go and unplug it at night. Some cars like mine give you the option of continuous power when the car is shut off or a separate plug to shut it down, when car turns off.
423584
It needs to be charged. I bought a car charger for it and keep it plugged in all the time!
433759
Not to worry. I leave mine pluged in all the time. It comes on as soon as I turn on the key. While driving it works great. When I turn off the car I just press the off button when it shows up on my GPS unit to turn off the power. It is a great USB cable. I wish it were a bit shorter due to the mount location of my GPS in my car. When I had it on the dash the length of the cable was perfect up there. With my Mountek the GPS is now right above my plug.
1997266
If you are talking about starting the car, then yes you leave the cars battery cables attached to the car's battery. Word of warning: The one thing that will kill this unit is if you leave it attached to the car for more than a few seconds AFTER the engine starts. The alternator in the car will go to full charge which is more charging current than this unit can handle. One of the guys in my shop left one attached and went to the parts dept. It was physically destroyed when he got back. So start the car, and disconnect the unit.
1703321
It needs to be turned on and off manually. I have left it on for about an hour, but it didn't auto off.
1737184
No, it won't power on when the car turns on. You have to hit the power button each time. It does automatically pair with my Iphone once on though. Also, it will stay on for awhile with the battery so if you run into a store and come back to the car, you wouldn't need to hit the power button again. Hope that helps.
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Hello Joe Track,You mentioned that the device needs to be manually restarted, what if I mounted the device in a hidden place in the car, should I get it out everytime and restart it before going into any trip, please explain more the case that needs someone to restart the device.Thanks
816756
I took it to a car alarm installer. They hard-wired it to a power source that is only on, when the ignition is on. When I start the car, the camera is powered on. The negative of that is there is NO "parking mode" available when the engine is off.
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It doesn't have auto power on. I has auto power off, though. You have to press and hold the middle button for a few seconds to turn it on. You walk away from your car with your phone, and it loses connection with your phone, then it'll turn off by itself in a few mintues.
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Depends on if the 12 volt outlet is constant or switched. If it is always on when the car is off and you will be away from the car for more than a few hours it should be unplugged as it has a minor current draw.
180489
If it doesn't turn on with the vehicle, there's some kind of mechanical issue with device. It should just turn on with the car.
1288029
No, I think you have to keep it plugged in. I always unplug it when I leave the car. Kind of annoying
448188
It is on when there is power. I tell my devices to connect to it without touching anything on the Belkin and it connects right up. I highly recommend getting the USB to barrel connector mentioned in a previous review from digi-key. Using an inverter with it in the car produced horrible buzz. Using the digi-key cable and a USB car charger it works beautifully.
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You need to turn it on with the switch. Once you do that it will connect to the last bluetooth device it was connected to. In case if you leave it on and it goes in standby sometimes you need to press the switch on the front side. So far I was able to connect it automatically although I used it for home purpose and not in car.